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2010 Map of New Home

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of New Home
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Industrial history and topographic transitions define this corner of the South where the Sand Mountain plateau meets the lowlands. The landscape is heavily marked by its coal-mining legacy, featuring numerous operations like the Dade Mine, Cole City Mine, and New South Mine. These sites are concentrated among deep geological cuts such as Castle Rock Gulf and Squirrel Tail Gulf, reflecting a time when the region's economy was deeply tied to extraction.

Settlement patterns are concentrated in small hubs like New Home and Whiteside, with family history preserved in numerous small burial grounds including the Porter Cemetery, Wells Cemetery, and the State Line Cemetery. The northern edge is dominated by Bennett Lake, while the southern reaches show the development of Trenton Cemetery and Lake Hills Memorial Gardens. This survey captures the specialized geography of the tri-state border region, where drainage from Cole City Creek and Rattlesnake Creek carves through the coal-bearing ridges.